Polymer clay tutorial

On request of one of my russian blog readers I made a quick tutorial on how to make coin beads.We'll be making these beads: Start with measuring out equal amounts of scrap clay for each bead core. Roll scrap clay into balls. Wrap a bead core into a background clay sheet. Pinch the ends of pretty clay, hiding scrap clay. Roll bead into a ball. The ideal spherical shape of the beads is not necessary at this step. Slice your canes. Put equal amount of cane slices on each bead. Roll bead into a ball, trying to make it as spherical as possible this time. Now beads are ready to be turned into coins: Prepare a surface for flattening the beads. On top of the paper put tiles or thick paper cards. Put your beads between the tiles. Leave enough space between the beads. Put another sheet of paper on top of the beads. Press your beads with a tile or a piece of glass. I prefer to use glass since I like seeing what I am doing :)) Now you have coin beads all of the same thickness. Bake the beads:
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Tutorials | Noadi's ArtHere’s some tutorials that I have written. More will come as I finish them. Sculpting Tutorials – Sculpting Tutorials on Squidoo – Jewelry Making Tutorials Selling Artwork – Other Art and Craft Tutorials – eCrater Tutorials – Other Tutorials Sculpting Tutorials Creating a Balancing Sculpture Armature How I create balanced armature for sculptures like Odin’s Runesong.Quick Tips for Sculpting in Polymer Clay List of simple ideas for sculpting. Sculpting Tutorials on Squidoo Jewelry Making Tutorials Using Ice Resin to Create JewelryHow to Make a Press Mold for Polymer Clay JewelryMaking Polymer Clay Jewelry Tutorials about Selling your Artwork Other Art and Craft Squidoo Tutorials eCrater Tutorials Other Tutorials Game Art and Design Tutorials This is a page with all the game related tutorials.

Free Polymer Clay Tutorial for Mica Leaf Pendants » The Blue Bottle TreeIt’s autumn, the leaves are falling, and I want to share with you an easy beginner level free polymer clay tutorial to make a Mica Leaf Pendant. Using polymer clay, mica powder, and the leaves you find around your home, you can use the beauty of nature to create bold, graphic images like the one above. It uses a leaf from a Spider Flower plant with brightly contrasting red and gold mica powder. Or you can make more subtle, natural and earthy pendants such as this round one which uses leaves from a Golden Rain Tree and False Strawberry from my yard. And depending on your choice of colors, you can create soft fantasy scenes with an ethereal feeling. Are you curious? For this online free polymer clay tutorial, I had to break it apart and put it on separate pages so that your load times won’t be too long. View the Mica Leaf Tutorial If you would like to see more of my tutorials, please take a moment to read about them here. See More Tutorials

Chrissy’s Cabochon DIY « Gauche AlchemyMichelle here! Imagine my deeply felt chagrin when Christina revealed that she had made her own beautiful cabochons for half the price! What’s more? Luckily Chrissy will now share how she did it with us- WIN! Here’s the down and dir-tay on my latest addiction, making my very own cabochons with silicone molds. Thanks to my crafty friend Jess, I was introduced to these silicon molds sold through MoldMuse on Etsy. Christina used Sculpey clay to make her DYI cabochons. Never fear because this Mama is here to show you lovely femme fatales how to use them! The very first thing you wanna do is grab your supplies. You may need to work the clay a bit to soften it up. Next, mash it down in there. Once your clay is worked down in there, you may need to add a little bit more to fill the mold up to the edge of the cutout. Once your mold is filled, set it aside. If that’s all you plan on doing, then go on ahead and pop that bad boy in the oven. Fill your mold just as you would a “regular” mold. Voila!

PoLEIGH Talking - Skinner Blend 1The Skinner Blend has become one of the best tools we have for shading our work with Polymer Clay! It all started out with a very bright lady, Judith Skinner, who is responsible for discovering the Skinner Blend. To those of us who used to cut and mix and measure and cut and mix and measure, we consider her a bit of an angel for all the time she has given back to us for creating instead of mixing! This Skinner Blend is being done with two packages of PREMO. There are many different ways to use the Skinner Blend, and hopefully I will be cataloging them here as well, sometime down the road, but for now, this is a straight, "nothing fancy" SKINNER BLEND with two colors - one block of Premo Orange and one block of Premo Yellow!

June 2010I think I am keeping her for myself. I love her sweet face and am not ready to say good-bye to her. She is one of my favorite sculpts. Steampunk is an interesting genre with a blend of Victorian, science fiction (think Jules Verne), fantasy, and, of course, the age and invention of steam power. I might end up putting her on my web site, but for now she takes her place in my family room with other magical creatures and babies that I have created. I haven't named her. Here are some facts about her:The watch is brand new, but I aged it to keep with the look.I hand sculpted her satchel and need to take some close up photos so you can see how realistic it is!

Make Your Own Colourful Polymer Clay NecklacesPolymer clay necklaces are bang on trend and you can easily make your own to match your outfit or mood. They also make really brilliant gifts. In this tutorial you'll learn how to make an ombre disc necklace and a colourful bead necklace. Supplies Polymer clay.Craft knife.Skewer.Baking paper.Oven tray.Oven.Twine or leather thonging. 1. Step 1 Lay a piece of baking paper on your work surface. You'll need green (or any colour of your choice) and white polymer clay. Cut a few pieces measuring roughly 12mm (half inch) square from both colours. Keep one piece of each colour intact, and cut the remaining pieces in to increasing increments, as demonstrated in the photo below. Step 2 Blend the colours for each bead together by rolling them together in your hands. Step 3 Cut each ball in half. Step 4 Flatten each piece of polymer clay by placing it between two sheets of baking paper and pressing down with your finger or rolling a flat-side glass over it. Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 2. Wear It!